ABLATION Trial – Biatrial Ablation During Mitral Valve Surgery Better than LA Ablation Alone
Key Points: Persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is common among patients with rheumatic…
OCEAN: Ongoing Anticoagulation May Not be Necessary After 1-year Post Successful AF Ablation
Key Points: Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of stroke, and long-term…
DARE-AF Trial: Dapagliflozin Did Not Reduce AF Burden After Catheter Ablation
Key Points: SGLT2 inhibitors have shown potential antiarrhythmic benefits in cardiometabolic disease,…
META-AF Trial – Metformin Reduces Arrhythmia Recurrence After AF Ablation in Overweight, Non-diabetic Patients
Key Points: Obesity is a well-established risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF)…
NOAH-AFNET 6: AHRE>24 hours associated with low stroke risk but more likely to develop AF later
Key Points This pre-specific subanalysis of NOAH-AFNET 6 found that those with…
APAF-CRT: AV junction ablation followed by biventricular pacing provides a significant mortality benefit among some patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation
Key points: • The APAF-CRT trial was a two-phase trial conducted among…
SMART-MI shows Benefits of Cardiac Monitoring after Myocardial Infarction
KEY POINTS: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) are indicated for post-myocardial infarction patients…
MRI Safe in Patients with Legacy Cardiac Devices
The use of MRI resulted in no long-term clinically significant adverse events…